AutomationML e.V. promotes and further develops AutomationML to standardise data exchange in the engineering process of production systems. Therefore, AutomationML e.V. develops and maintains an open, neutral, XML based, and free industry data representation standard which enables a domain and company spanning transfer of engineering data. Instead of developing a new data format for that purpose, already existing formats were used, extended, adapted, and merged in a proper way. So far, the representation of plant specific data in general and in special the plant structure, geometry and kinematics, and logic description is possible. Additional representations for networks, mechatronic systems, and others are in progress. Hence, AutomationML is the most comprehensive data format of plant engineering. It is already used in the field and is also available in several products. Within IEC 62714 all parts of AutomationML are going to be standardised internationally.
The association supports users, which want to implement AutomationML interfaces, with the provision of software tools, knowledge, and trainings.
Position to OPC UA
The complexity of industrial systems is continuously increasing. To manage this complexity within design and application methods and technologies are required enabling modularity and consequent structuring.
The OPC technology and its newest representative OPC UA have been proven to be successfully applicable in this field. It is wide spread applied and can be regarded as entry point for the combination of engineering and application as intended in the Industrie 4.0 approach.
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